Shades of gray

Ashlyn's POV
Three days passed, and today was the day Lucifer was to return back to the house and to me. I was anticipating his return.
Ripper, Stealth, and Roselia had played a good part of keeping me out of boredom till he returns.
I was seated at the dining area when Roselia brought in a tray having a cup of tea,bread,grits and gravy, sausages and devilled eggs on it.
"Is this not too much?" I asked her in surprise as she placed it in front of me.
She chuckled. "No, milady. You need to eat more than drink blood." She said to me.
I smiled at her. "Thank you." I said to her as I began to munch on the breakfast before me.
"You're glowing so much today, milady. I'm sure it's your anticipation for the Laird's return." She said to me smiling and I blushed and nodded.
I took a sip from the tea and placed it back on the saucer. Before I could take another bite from the sausage, the urge to throw up took over and I turned aside and vomited blood on the floor.
"Oh my, are you alright?" She asked me.
I nodded picking up the napkin beside the tray and wiped my mouth clean. "My vampire side took over that's why I threw up." I told her.
"I'll have someone clean it up and.." She began and then stopped as she looked towards the living room.
I followed her eyes and saw Hawking's beta in the living room. They're here already? I thought to myself and in excitement to see Lucifer,I stood up from the mahogany upholstered chair.
"I'll be right back, Roselia." I said to her and she nodded and I hastened towards the living room.
"Lucifer?" I called immediately I got to the living room but it was only Hawking's beta that stood there.
He turned around with a smile. "He's not here yet." He said to me.
"Where is he?" I asked him.
"He and Hawking stopped by at the pub." He said to me.
"The pub?" I repeated stupidly.
"Yes, milady. The pub is a place..." He began to speak and I cut him off.
"I know what the pub is mister." I said to him in annoyance. What did he take me for? A nitwit?
He smiled again taking no offense. "The name is Stye." He said.
I frowned at him. "I did not ask you that." I said walking away in annoyance. What was Lucifer doing at the pub? I wondered as I climbed up the stairs.
He knew I was waiting for his return and yet he chose to have a drink instead of coming back straight to me. He chose alcohol over me. The bastard. I gritted in annoyance as I got into his room.
I'll sit here and wait for him,I thought to myself as I sat on the bed. I would wait for his return here and he'd get a taste of my shrewish tongue. I am very much going to vent out and then perhaps maybe if he plays his cards right,I'll forgive him. I smiled a bit at my thought.
Just then Stye walked into the room without knocking. "Where you not taught to knock before entering a room? What if I was undressed?" I said to him.
"Now would that not be nice?" He said with a slight chuckle.
"Pardon?" I asked narrowing my eyes at him. I was getting irritated by his presence.
"It's nothing milady, I know you're craving the touch of a man. After all the Laird left such a beautiful lady like you alone for three whole days." He said.
"I did not ask you to analyze the days I was left alone. Please leave before I do something we both would regret." I warned him.
He advanced boldly towards me. "If we both were to do something, we would not regret it, I guarantee you." He said to me.
Has he gone completely mad? "I said leave." I said to him.
"And if I do not?" He challenged me.
In a flash I had him on the wall with my elbow right underneath his chin and I bared my fangs at him.
"I would not hesitate to do the needful." I said to him.
He chuckled. "Fierce. But do not forget, I am a werewolf and if you bit me, I'll become linked to you." He said to me.
"If having you under my control would get you out of this place, then so be it." I said to him and leaned in to bite him but he was faster than me as I felt a needle pierce through my skin and on my neck.
I staggered back in shock as I stared at him. He had a syringe in his hand. All of a sudden,I could barely see clearly.
"What did..you do..to me?" I asked him as I felt drowsy.
"Nothing that would hurt you beautiful." He said and those were the last thing I heard as I slipped to the floor unconscious.
Lucifer's POV
"A drink would not quench the intensifying need to see my heartthrob Hawking." I said to him refusing to go into the pub. I was dying to see Ash and nothing more.
"No, Lucifer, I'm not saying you would not see your mate. I'm in need of a drink. We've been on the road since yesterday. You should be thirsty too." He said to me.
I was too but I was ready to hold it till I got back to the house. He convinced me and I decided to go into the pub with him. His beta Stye had excused himself earlier on saying he had an urgent matter to attend to.
"Let's have a little drink, Lucifer." Kill said to me and I nodded.
Hawking, Kill and I were seated together at one corner of the pub with root beer bottles before us. The meeting with the Minor clans had turned out quite successful. They had spoken the way they were being looked down on by the Majors and the inferiority they were made to feel. It was easier to tackle than the ones here in Glasgow who would rob the Minors to enrich themselves.
The alphas of the major clans were called and I passed a decree that every minor clan should be treated with respect too and listened to whenever the need arises. It had not gone down well with the majors since they considered the Minor clans as inferiors but still none of them challenged my decision.
The thought of Ash came into my head again and I stood up from the chair I was seated on.
"Let's leave now Haw. I'm sure you've had to your fill." I said to him and he nodded and together we all stepped out of the bed.
Riding Ruthless gallantly towards the territory of the Nightwing pack,all I could think of was Ash. Her beautiful eyes and her lovely smile. The way my heart races and my knees buckle just at the mere sight of her. She was all I wanted and all I would ever want.
We arrived at the house and I mounted down from Ruthless. I ruffled his mane as Ripper came towards us.
"How did the meeting go?' Ripper asked taking Ruthless reins from me.
"Quite well. Where is Ashlyn?" I asked him.
"She should be in your room or hers." He said.
I nodded and walked into the house. I met Roselia coming out of the kitchen and into the living room. "You're back alpha." She said to me and I grinned.
"Yes, Roselia." I said walking towards the stairs.
"I wonder why you did not come with Hawking's beta earlier on." She said to me.
I raised a brow. "Stye was here?" I asked her in surprise and she nodded.